Sketches in Mathcad file 1

• Nov 13, 2004

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IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

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I use IRFANVIEW for the latter half of the process, but that's pretty much it.

Alternately, you could export your drawing to a package on the PC and use something like Smartsketch or Autocad embedded directly into a Mathcad sheet. I know you can do that with Smartsketch, but have never tried it with Autocad.

TTFN

 

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• Nov 13, 2004

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zdas04

Mechanical

Jun 25, 2002

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I print to PDF within AutoCad, then do an image capture within Acrobat and paste into MathCAD. Works first time, every time if you have the full version of Acrobat.

David

 

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• Nov 14, 2004

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flamby

Structural

Feb 12, 2002

591

Acually revising the sketches and adding a few more details to it is painful as you have to repeat the whole process again and again (say 20 times, considering how many bosses I have and each one comes out with his new dot and dash). I guess someone has this annoyance before and has a better method.

Thanks guys for the responses.

 

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• Nov 14, 2004

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IRstuff

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Again, a number of programs can be directly embedded as COM objects and be edited in place. Even Powerpoint can be set up that way.

TTFN

 

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• Nov 14, 2004

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flamby

Structural

Feb 12, 2002

591

Well, it works with AutoCAD. Not with MicroStation, that I would have preferred. But my problem stands solved now.

Thanks IR.

 

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